Halloween

We went to a halloween party tonight so the kids got to show off their costumes a little early. No surprise we went with the animal theme. We all had a great time! Can't wait to go trick or treating, I think Lindsey will understand it more this year. She's going to love all the candy!

Ben's 1st Birthday Party!

Our little guy is 1! Time flies so fast. We had a birthday party on Friday...the kids almost outnumbered the adults. We had 9 kids under 7 so it was a little chaotic in a wonderful way. Ben loved it and he thought the cake was pretty fun too. No encouragement was needed!

And one of Lindsey too

Well, Lindsey is always goofy so I thought I'd throw in one of her too.

Goofy Ben

I took these while Ben and I were waiting for Lindsey to get up from her nap today. He was in a really goofy mood. The last one is the face he kept making when the toy phone would ring. He looks almost scared but then he'd start laughing. He's getting big, can't believe he's almost 1. He's starting to want to walk now but still isn't letting go. He uses anything he can find to pull himself up and push around.

The Corn Maze

We skipped the apple orchard this year and went to a corn maze. We didn't actually do the corn maze but it had camel and pony rides, an exotic animal petting zoo and a wild animal show. ..perfect for Lindsey. She did it all and Ben got into some of the action too. She also left with the impression that daddy could BUY her a camel (wonder where she got that one from GRANDMA). Luckily, she seems to be satisfied with a little camel figurine that Ben picked out for her while she was at school. He got big points with Lindsey for that one.

Cousins

Every time the cousins get together, they always have so much fun. Lindsey talks all the time about wanting to see them and it's fun for us to see them forming little friendships that will last a lifetime. Ben just likes the attention and commotion! Here are a few pictures from this week.

Summer Fun

Technically, it's Fall but it's been feeling a little like summer the last few days. The kids are loving it and we've been making good use of our backyard and park. I'm SO glad we redid the backyard this year! Here are a few pictures of Lindsey...the girl just never smiles!

Little Ben